Gandhi Charitable Trust was established on 23rd June 2006 under Trust Act 1950. Dr. Ashok P. Gandhi and some likeminded people have started it for the betterment of society. We work mainly in rural And Drought area; we have been working in various sectors like – education, sanitation, women empowerment, rural development and especially in Health Care.
We have been trying to reduce the female feticide and to improve the imbalanced sex ratio of our country. In order to change the mind – set of people about girls we have started “Save the Girl Child” Program on 8th March 2013 on the occasion of International World Women Day. In this Program we offer free medical facilities to a mother who delivers/gives birth to a girl child whether it is normal or cesarean delivery.
After running this Program successfully for one year we decided to change its format. Now we make fixed Deposit worth Rs. 5000/- in the name of that girl child for 18 yrs. term. Because when the girl becomes 18 yrs., she will get a certain amount and it can be helpful for her higher education or support her parents in her marriage expenses. Hundreds of mothers have taken benefit of "Save the Gird Child” Program.
We are running Pramod Mahajan Kaushalya Vikas Yojana (MSSDS) in order to give skill education to unemployed youths. In which we offer some courses like Nursing Aides, Pharmacy assistant, Bedside Assistant, Healthcare Multipurpose worker and Traditional Embroidery. We have given training to more than 200 youths so far.
We have trained more than 1000 youths under PRADHAN MANTRI KAUSHALYA VIKAS YOJANA from 2016 to till date. We have run “Ashti Taluka Anemia Free women campaign “with the association of ROTARY CLUB OF KADA from 2011 to 2013. This campaign received huge response so we ran it more than 20 villages in which more than 20000 women were made aware about anemia.
Our organization has been working on governments “Beti Bachao – Beti Padhao” plan. We have done notable work in “Beti Bachao – Beti Padhao” in last seven years. The District Collector has noticed our work and he appointed our organization’s secretary Dr. Umesh Gandhi as member of District Task Force.
We have obtained 12 A and 80 G certificates in 2014 so our donors will get the benefit of donation and received FCRA CERTIFICATE in 2015 also. We are registered on government’s DARPAN portal. Our organization got ISO 9001:2008 accreditation in 2013.
Methodology :
The organization adopts participatory approach in its programmes and activities. It does not support the idea of providing continued services to an identified group of beneficiaries. Rather it believes in capacity building of individuals and local community. The organization has a properly constituted body which governs and supervises all the programmes and activities at all levels. It works in a very transparent manner and its programmes are open to public scrutiny. The organization works with people at grass root level. Local people, in its projects, are encouraged to take an active role and plan their own strategy of development. They are not only involved in planning and decision making but also in the actual implementation of the project. The organization helps community identify and solve its problems with its own resources.
Objectives :
The organization aims to improve the excess of poor and downtrodden people to quality health services. The organization ensures that its health projects are sensitive to local beliefs and can be sustained in the long term. Its ‘Women's Reproductive Health and Family Spacing Programme’ aims to empower rural women of reproductive age to make informed decisions about their reproductive health including the number and timing of children and avail high quality of health services.
It health activities include awareness and sensitization programs through dissemination of information/knowledge on adolescent health and development issues with rights and gender perspectives. Emphasis is to involve and enhance community participation especially with adolescent groups.
The organization also conducts awareness programmes on Reproductive child health issues. Its health awareness programme includes subjects such as child survival, safe motherhood, women’s health, Family planning, adolescent health, early registration of pregnant women, antenatal care, promoting institutional delivery, preventing diseases by vaccination, distribution of condoms, referral services, Adolescent reproductive health care and counselling etc.
The organization aims to improve people's access to quality reproductive health services and empower them to make informed decisions about their reproductive health. It also works to increase community access to appropriate reproductive health care services through training and developing positive community behaviour about reproductive health. Its programmes aim to significantly reduce morbidity and mortality among women.
The organization is a community-based organization working in the field of health and education. The organization is seriously concerned with improving the health conditions of women at grass-root level. The organization holds health awareness programmes in different communities from time to time. The organization is presently running Health Awareness Programme in Bihar. The organization has adopted a holistic approach to health care services. At one level its various programmes create health awareness while at another level, it provides a wide range of health services such as consultations & counselling, ante natal and post-natal check-ups and referral services.
Office & Physical Asset :
Its office is well furnished and has all the basic equipments such as computer, printers, slide projector and the internet connectivity. The organization has a well-maintained library, where information is classified and documented in the form of research papers, documents and journals. The organization has a full-fledged team of medical staff. The organization has also many specialists in Agriculture, Community Organization, Social Welfare and Rural Development at its headquarter. The project office of the organization is headed by the Project Director. When the work of this project begins, some persons will be recruited locally, trained and utilized for the project. Besides, the organization has a board of Advisors, which consists of eminent scientists, experts and trained professionals. The organization takes their advice and professional assistance from time to time on project basis.
Its office is well furnished and has all the basic equipments such as computer, printers, slide projector and the internet connectivity. The organization has a well-maintained library at its headquarter where information is classified and documented in the form of research papers, documents and journals.
To work for establishing an egalitarian society in which there in no discrimination on the basis of religion, caste or sex, and which provides equal opportunities to all to grow and prosper.
To serve and empower the weakest sections of society through awareness, training and advocacy in the field of health, education and livelihood promotion.